Geography - Questions and Answers - 12

331. Which of the following is a landlocked country?

(a) Ukraine (b) Romania

Answer: (c)

332.The tide produced in an ocean when the pull on the earth by the Sun and Moon is unidirectional are called:

(a) High tide (b) Springtide

Answer: (b)

333. The Gulf stream is an ocean current which begins in:

(a) Off the coast of Florida

(b) From the Bay of Bengal

(d) In the Philippines

Answer: (a)

334. Which of the following volcanoes is situated in Mexico?

(a) Colima (b) Purace

Answer: (a)

335. The humidity of the air depends upon:

(a) Temperature (b) Location

Answer: (d)

336. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of

(a) Axis of the earth (b) North pole

Answer: (d)

337. The greatest variety of animal and plant species is found in:

(a) Temperate grasslands (b) Tropical moist forests

Answer: (b)

338. The largest part of our hydrosphere is:

(a) Atlantic Ocean (b) Pacific Ocean

Answer: (b)

339. Which river begins at Tana lake in Ethiopia?

(a) Blue Nile (b) White Nile

Answer: (a)

340. In which country does the river Amazon originate?

(a) Brazil (b) Colombia

Answer: (c)

341. Father of Geography
Answer: Hecataeus

342. Who was the first Geographer that prepare a world map to scale
Answer: Anaximander

343. The former name of 'Black sea' was
Answer: Pontus Euxine

344. The idea to dig the Panama Canal was given by
Answer: Humboldt

345. The instrument used for measuring distances on a map
Answer: Opisometer

346. The science which studies of earth measurement
Answer: Geodesy

347. An Art and Science of making maps from aerial photographs
Answer: Photogrammetry

348. Which is the longest river in Asia?
Answer: Yangtze

349. Which is the largest hydroelectric project in the world?
Answer: Three Gorges Dam (China)

350. Mahaveli Ganga is the longest river In-----?
Answer:  Sri Lanka

351. The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India
- Deccan plateau

352. On which river is the Nagarjuna Sagar project
- Krishna

353. The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by
- Naga hills

354. The Deccan plateau covers an area of
- 16 lakh km2

355. How many islands of India are located in the Bay of Bengal
204

356. Salt lake Sambhar located at
- Rajasthan

357. Oldest mountain range in India
- aravalli

358. The coastal region, where the deltas of Godavari and Krishna are met-
- Kolleru lake

359. Largest mangrove forest in the world
- Sunderbans

360. Which city of India stands on the banks of the river Godavari
- Nasik